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Multinational Director reveals why motherhood NEVER held her back

Multinational Director reveals why motherhood NEVER held her back

Chan May Wah, a Director at multinational recruitment firm Michael Page, has, almost, seen it all.

She’s enjoyed an international career, leading teams in recruitment and sales before working her way up from Consultant to Director, where she oversees HR, Marketing, Digital and Sales.

Yet, Wah was not handed her position lightly: she was previously employed at McDonalds, scrubbed toilets, cooked burgers, knocked on doors to make sales as well as leading various teams.

Wah is also a mother and a wife, but does not think that being family-minded has held her back.

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